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Five people injured after man goes on stabbing rampage in Amsterdam

27 Mar 2025

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -A man stabbed five people on Thursday in central Amsterdam before being subsequently arrested, Dutch police said, adding that the investigation into possible motives was ongoing. The stabbing rampage occurred on Thursday afternoon. Police officers quickly arrived on the scene and soon arrested the male suspect, who was carrying an injury to his …

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French prosecutors request 18-month suspended sentence for actor Depardieu

27 Mar 2025

PARIS (Reuters) – French prosecutors requested on Thursday an 18-month suspended sentence and a 20,000-euro ($21,588.00) fine for actor Gerard Depardieu in his sexual assault trial, Le Parisien and other media reported. Depardieu, 76, a towering figure of French cinema, is accused of sexually assaulting two women on a film set in 2021. This is …

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Europeans back strong Ukraine army, differ on future ‘reassurance force’

27 Mar 2025

By John Irish and Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) -European leaders vowed on Thursday to strengthen Kyiv’s army to ensure it was the cornerstone of future security in Ukraine, while France and Britain tried to expand support for a planned foreign “reassurance force” in the event of a truce with Russia. It was the third summit …

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Far-right European politicians attend Jerusalem antisemitism conference

27 Mar 2025

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned against “the fires of antisemitism” in Western Europe at a conference on Thursday overshadowed by a boycott by several Jewish speakers over the presence of a number of right-wing and far-right European politicians. The conference in Jerusalem, organized by the Ministry of Diaspora Affairs, was billed …

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EU expands sanctions against Belarus over political oppression

27 Mar 2025

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union’s member states announced on Thursday sanctions on a further 25 individuals and seven entities over what the EU said was the undermining of democracy and rule of law in Belarus. Among those being sanctioned is the Belarus Central Election Commission, the EU Council said. In January, Belarusian leader and …

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Italy fires Olympic female gymnastics coach accused of abuse

27 Mar 2025

By Philippe Leroy Beaulieu ROME (Reuters) – The dismissal of Italy’s Olympic female rhythmic gymnastics coach, who is under investigation for allegations she victimised young gymnasts over their weight and eating habits, drew contrasting reactions among athletes and campaigners on Thursday. Italy’s Gymnastics Federation fired Emanuela Maccarani on Wednesday from the post she held for …

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Exclusive-Trump administration is pointing spy satellites at US border

27 Mar 2025

By Marisa Taylor, Jeffrey Dastin WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration has directed two intelligence agencies to train their satellite surveillance capabilities on the U.S.-Mexico border region as part of a sweeping crackdown on illegal immigration and drug cartels. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), which are part of the Department …

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FSB says Ukrainian spies are posing as RAND employees to recruit Russians

27 Mar 2025

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia’s FSB security service accused Ukrainian spy agencies on Thursday of trying to recruit Russian citizens and obtain military information by posing as staff of U.S. non-profit think tank RAND Corp. “The FSB has received information about representatives of the Ukrainian special services using the cover of the influential American RAND Corporation for …

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China’s economy tsar invites EU trade chief to jointly resist tariff threats

27 Mar 2025

By Ryan Woo, Xiuhao Chen and Yukun Zhang BEIJING (Reuters) -China is willing to work with the European Union to resist protectionism, the country’s economy tsar told the bloc’s trade chief, in an invitation to join forces in pushing back against mounting threats of trade tariffs from the United States. China was also willing to …

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UK’s Starmer says Russia ‘filibustering’ progress on Ukraine deal

27 Mar 2025

LONDON (Reuters) -Russia is stalling progress towards a peace deal in Ukraine, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Thursday after a meeting with Western allies in Paris, adding that now was not the right time to lift sanctions against Moscow. Starmer met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and leaders from the so-called ‘coalition of the …

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